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Created page with "{{Infobox attraction | name = Scenic Temple | type = Exhibition | section = Unknown | built = 1908 | opened = 1908 | closed = Unknown }} There was an attraction called the Scenic Temple at Olentangy Park that opened in 1908. Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic."<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><r..." |
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There was an attraction called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park that opened | There was an attraction called the [[Scenic Temple]] at Olentangy Park that opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.<ref name="ad">''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Ad for Scenic Temple. 24 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref> Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"<ref>"Olentangy Park, Theater, and Zoo." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 29 May 1908. Pg. 12.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Dispatch Daily Magazine.'' 23 April 1908. Pg. 14.</ref> described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War." Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.<ref name="ad" /> | ||
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Revision as of 06:36, 30 July 2022
Scenic Temple
| Type | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Unknown |
| Built | 1908 |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | Unknown |
There was an attraction called the Scenic Temple at Olentangy Park that opened on Memorial Day, May 30, 1908.[1] Little is known about the attraction other than that it showed "Battle Scenes of the Republic,"[2][3] described as a $50,000 (over $1.6 million in 2022) "scenic production of General Grant's Campaign in the Late Civil War." Admission was 10 cents ($3.22) for adults and 5 cents ($1.61) for children.[1]